Top 6 Stores Where You Should Avoid Online Shopping and Go in Store

By all means, keep up your online shopping game. Just be aware that when it comes to these retailers, you might get a better deal if you stop by the store instead.

1. Bath & Body Works

You can only use one coupon (or code) at Bath & Body Works, because the way their online shopping is set up, “free shipping” is a coupon code.

Plus, you have to spend at least $25 to get free shipping — even with the code!

This means you can’t get stock-up prices on hand soap or wallflowers and get free shipping since you need to use a coupon code for the deal — like $10 off $30 — in order to get the killer deal on soap. In this case, you’d pay the $5.99 shipping fee.

Solution? Use your coupons in store.

2. Yankee Candle

Ditto for Yankee Candle — shipping is $5.99 unless you have a “free shipping” promo code. But you can only use one promo code, so you cannot stack a discount code with a free shipping code.

A good reason to hit up the store!

3. Costco (Groceries)

You can get free shipping on non-perishable and household supplies at Costco, so if you’re gonna shop online, only buy those items.

While Costco uses Instacart for same-day grocery delivery, you must order at least $35 worth of groceries; prices are slightly higher than in store, and there’s a delivery fee.